Moliere Quotes
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we seeourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
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I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
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I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
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Ah, there are no longer any children!
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It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman's ailments.
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And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.